Hemerocallis plant named ‘Striped Fantastic’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of  Hemerocallis  plant characterized by striking variegated leaves combined with the beautiful and large flowers of  Hemerocallis  ‘Kate Carpenter’.

Botanical classification: Hemerocallis hybrid.

Variety denomination: ‘Striped Fantastic’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of an herbaceous perennial of the genus, Hemerocallis, and known by the cultivar name of ‘Striped Fantastic’. The genus Hemerocallis is a member of the family Hemerocallidaceae. It is natural mutation of Hemerocallis ‘Kate Carpenter’ (an unpatented plant) found as a branch mutation in a cultivated area (a garden) in in San Marcos, Calif. in the spring of 1999. Hemerocallis ‘Kate Carpenter’ was bred by R. W. Munson in 1980.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This new cultivar is characterized by:

-   -   1) Dark green leaves with broad, creamy white margins giving the         plant a long season of interest.     -   2) Excellent vigor.

This new cultivar has been reproduced only by asexual propagation (division and tissue culture). Each of the progeny exhibits identical characteristics to the original plant. Asexual propagation by tissue culture using standard micropropagation techniques with terminal and lateral shoots, as done in Canby, Oreg., shows that the foregoing characteristics and distinctions come true to form and are established and transmitted through succeeding propagations. The present invention has not been evaluated under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary with variations in environment without a change in the genotype of the plant.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The drawing shows a two-year-old Hemerocallis ‘Striped Fantastic’ growing in the ground in full sun in the trial field in September in Canby, Oreg.

DETAILED PLANT DESCRIPTION

The following is a detailed description of the new cultivar based on observations of two-year-old specimens in September grown in the ground in full sun in the trial garden in Canby, Oreg. The color descriptions are all based on The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 3^(rd) edition.

-   Plant:     -   -   Type.—Herbaceous perennial.         -   Form.—Arching.         -   Hardiness.—USDA Zones 5 to 9.         -   Size.—90 cm wide and 70 cm tall from the soil surface to the             top of the foliage.         -   Habit.—Clumping.         -   Roots.—Thick fleshy white roots with fine laterals. -   Leaf:     -   -   Type.—Simple, basal.         -   Arrangement.—Rosette, two ranked.         -   Shape.—Linear, tapered, folded at the base.         -   Venation.—Parallel.         -   Margins.—Entire, sometimes slightly undulate.         -   Apex.—Attenuate.         -   Base.—Clasping.         -   Size.—72 cm long and 3 cm wide.         -   Surface texture.—Glabrous.         -   Leaf color.—Topside deep green in the leaf center, Green             137A to 138B, with a broad creamy white margin (5 to 10 mm),             Yellow 4A, which narrows toward the tip and breaks into             several stripes; bottom side Green 138B with creamy white             margins and stripes, Yellow 4A. -   Inflorescence:     -   -   Type.—Upright terminally branched determinant panicle.         -   Number of flowers.—Up to 17 per panicle per inflorescence.         -   Size of inflorescence.—Grows to 13 cm tall and 17 cm wide.         -   Scape.—About 7 in number, grows to 39 cm tall and 8 mm wide,             glaucous, with small leaf like bracts at the nodes (variable             in size, ovate, to 2.5 cm long, both sides 137B with margins             Yellow 4A), Yellow Green 147B with striping up the stem             Yellow 4D.         -   Pedicel.—18 to 23 mm long and 4 mm wide, glabrous, Yellow             Green 147B, at a 15 degree angle from the vertical. -   Flower bud:     -   -   Size.—9.2 cm long and 3 cm wide at the widest point prior to             opening.         -   Description.—Tubular.         -   Surface texture.—Smooth, glabrous.         -   Color.—Yellow Orange 20C with base and tip Yellow Green             N144D. -   Flower:     -   -   Type.—Perfect, actinomorphic.         -   Shape.—Funnelform flowers with fused perianth, perianth             segments separate.         -   Size.—13 mm wide and 10 mm deep.         -   Tepal description.—Inner tepals 3, broadly ovate to             elliptic, reflex slightly, 8.5 cm long and 5 cm wide, bottom             half with margins entire, top half margins ruffled, glabrous             on both sides, tip obtuse, base attenuate, topside Yellow             Orange 16C on outside ⅓, darkening to Yellow Orange 16B to             midrib, midrib 22D lightening to Yellow 11D, and Yellow             Green N144A near base, bottom side Yellow Orange 16B on the             sides and 22B in the middle; outer tepals 3, elliptic,             reflexed, 8.5 cm long and 3.5 cm wide, margins mostly entire             with some ruffling near the tip, glabrous on both sides, tip             acute, base attenuate, topside Yellow Orange 22C with Yellow             Green N144D near base, bottom side Yellow Orange 20C.         -   Pistil description.—10.5 mm long, ovary 28 mm long and 8 mm             wide, Yellow Green 145A, style 7.5 cm long, stigma and style             Yellow Orange 20C.         -   Stamen description.—6 in number, filaments 4 cm long, Yellow             11A, anthers 10 mm long, Yellow Green 148A prior to             dehiscence, pollen Yellow Orange 16A.         -   Fragrance.—None.         -   Lastingness.—A flowers blooms for about 2 days on the plant.         -   Bloom period.—June in Canby, Oreg. -   Fruit: Capsule, not seen. -   Seed: Not seen. -   Pest and disease tolerance: The new cultivar is typical to the     genus. No known resistances to pests or diseases. No problems have     been found in Canby, Oreg.

The description by the American Hemerocallis Society for Hemerocallis ‘Kate Carpenter’ is as follows:

“The 1996 winner of the Lenington All-American Award_voted annually by the AHS Board of Directors for a daylily that performs well over a wide geographic area_is KATE CARPENTER (Munson, R. W. 1980).

KATE CARPENTER (Munson, R. W. 1980) is a stylish very round, flat and ruffled creamy melon with a cream throat.

Height: 28″; Flower Size: 6″; Flower Characteristics: tetraploid, diurnal, fragrant; Season of Bloom: early, midseason, reblooms; Foliage habit: evergreen.

Parents: [(WILBUR HARDING×KECIA)×PAGODA GODDESS].

Awards: Junior Citation 1980, Honorable Mention 1986, Award of Merit 1989. Most Popular in AHS Region 7—1988, 1992; Lenington All-American Award 1996.”

Comparisons to Similar Varieties

Compared to its mother plant, Hemerocallis ‘Kate Carpenter’ (an unpatented plant), the only difference is the leaf variegation. Hemorocallis ‘STRIPED FANTASTIC’ is variegated with creamy white margins while Hemerocallis ‘Kate Carpenter’ is not.

Compared to Hemerocallis ‘Malja’ also known as ‘Striped Zebra’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 14,221), the new variety is larger in size, has a lighter yellow variegation, and has larger flowers of creamy shades rather than yellow orange. 

1. A new and distinct hybrid of Hemerocallis plant substantially as shown and described. 